NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy: Report to institutes by October 26

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the revised provisional seat allotment list for the NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round, with reporting to allotted institutes currently underway. Candidates who have been allotted seats in this round are required to complete their admission formalities by October 26, 2026. This round is the final phase of MCC UG counselling for the current academic year.

The Stray Vacancy Round aims to fill any remaining seats across 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats, 100% seats in Deemed Universities, Central Universities, AFMC, AIIMS institutions, and JIPMER (Puducherry and Karaikal) for MBBS, BDS, and BSc Nursing programmes. The MCC has instructed all participating institutes to consider Saturdays, Sundays, and gazetted holidays as working days to support the timely completion of admissions.

Stray Vacancy Round Allotment and Reporting

The revised provisional NEET UG 2026 Stray Round seat allotment list was published on October 19, 2026. This document, titled ‘Revised Provisional NEET-UG Counselling Seats Allotment – 2026 Stray Round’, details candidate ranks, allotted colleges, courses, quotas, allotted categories, candidate categories, and allotment remarks. Reporting to the allotted institutes for this round commenced on October 19, 2026, and will conclude on October 26, 2026.

Candidates whose category or quota has changed within the same institution and course are required to obtain an online-generated relieving letter. Following this, they must complete their admission to the seat under the changed category or quota and secure a fresh online-generated admission letter for the updated seat.

NEET UG 2026 Counselling Schedule Overview

The MCC had previously released the complete schedule for NEET UG Counselling 2026, including Round 3 and the subsequent Stray Vacancy Round. Online registration for the Stray Vacancy Round took place from October 12 to October 14, 2026. Choice filling and locking for this round were conducted from October 12 to October 15, 2026, with seat allotment processing occurring between October 15 and October 16, 2026. The initial result for the Stray Vacancy Round was declared on October 17, 2026.

Earlier, Round 3 registration and fee payment were held from September 22 to September 27, 2026, with choice filling and locking from September 23 to September 28, 2026. The seat allotment processing for Round 3 was completed between September 28 and September 29, 2026, and the results were declared on September 30, 2026. Reporting for Round 3 candidates took place from October 1 to October 9, 2026, with verification of joined candidates on October 10, 2026.

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